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From: Craig Straub <straubc@apci.net>
To: autox@autox.team.net <autox@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 10:27 PM
Subject: Re: WAS and you think the SCCA has classing problems...?
>And you think the SCCA has classing problems...?
>In response to Paul Z.
>> First, no DOT tire is as sticky as a slick. Otherwise you would see CSP
>> Hondas running the same times as EP Hondas.
>First you said DOT tire. I refered to the "R" ratred tires. Of course a
>standard DOT tire is not as sticky as a slick.
Sam ting. At least in this case. What we autocrossers call generically
"R-tires" are all DOT-approved tires.
So when Paul said "no DOT tire is as sticky as a slick", it means the same
as no R-rated DOT tire is as sticky as a slick.
>Secondly, I have seen one GS Integra on "R" rated tires run as fast as EP
>Hondas.
See my previous message about Paul's bad choice of analogies.
>SCCA does need an entry level class for the econo-boxes without the higher
>performance of the VW GTI's and GT, Honda Civic Si's, etc.......
A fully agree. Regardless of how many classes there are, one of them should
be for truly slow cars.
Phil Ethier Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L
LOON, MAC pethier@isd.net http://www.mnautox.com/
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